CVE-2000-1162 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00077.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Aladdin Enterprises	Ghostscript

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.50:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-1147	ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000343
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001123
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1990
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5563
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1162

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1162

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1162 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1162

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:37.421Z

Reserved: 2000-12-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-1162

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-01-09T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-1162

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2000-11-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2000-1162 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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